Monument record 0420806009 - Bell Gate to Boycott Pavillions Drive (1730), Stowe Landscape Gardens
Summary
Course of eighteenth century driveway recorded in field survey
Protected Status/Designation
- SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland
Map
Type and Period (1)
- DRIVE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
The National Trust's Survey of Stowe undertaken in 1989 suggests that the drive created in 1730s ran from the Bell gate along the southern edge of the Ha Ha to rejoin the Oxford Drive near the Boycott Pavillions. This drive replaced the old road running NW from the New Inn to the Lake Pavillions and beyond to the Stowe manor/village. A distinct ridge runs from a modern quarry behind the temple of Venus to a point 30m behind the Lake Pavillions. The feature has been levelled between the Lake Pavillions and forms the northern limit of the ridge and furrow. The survey noted that it is too sharply profiled to be a headland and so could be the 1730s driveway (B18).
Sources (2)
- <18>SBC19992 Unpublished document: Angus Wainwright. 1989. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Stowe. pp39, 41.
- <20>SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6746 3658 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Oct 20 2024 8:07PM
